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TIAround 508 million years ago, during the Cambrian Period, life existed only in the oceans — simple sea creatures like worms and arthropods thrived beneath the waves. Over millions of years, some of these early animals evolved into fish, which later developed lungs and legs, becoming the first amphibians to walk on land. From them came reptiles, then small mammals that survived the age of dinosaurs. After the dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago, mammals evolved rapidly — and among them, primates appeared around 55 million years ago. From early tree-dwelling primates came apes, which split into different lineages. Around 10 million years ago, the ancestors of gorillas branched off from the shared line that also led to humans and chimpanzees. Over time, they evolved into powerful, intelligent herbivores adapted to Africa’s dense forests. Today’s gorillas are the largest living primates — gentle giants whose lineage began in the ancient seas more than half a billion years ago. #ai #evolution #aievolution #animalevolution #gorillas
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